Show Dogs Ireland - August 2017

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Welcome
Would you believe that the Munster Circuit is upon us again. We have had
a busy show season to date and have not had a weekend break in the last 2
months. We hope you will get a chance to relax and enjoy each others company
between shows. We look forward to seeing the UK and overseas visitors that
make this one trip a year. Keep it friendly in spite of the competition because at
the end of the day we all take the best dog home.

This issue is packed with show reports because we were unable to produce
our June issue. This publication is basically my baby and unfortunately due to
moving house and family circumstances it had to take a back seat for several
weeks. I had forgotten how much effort is required to move house. And oh boy;
don’t we accumulate some junk. I have lost count of the number of trips to the
recycling centre. Just glad we had a van!

I think we were all shaken by the demise of Dog World. We had become
so accustomed to the weekly delivery. Although we have lost a significant
publication we must feel for all those people who have lost their jobs. We hope
they will quickly find other rewarding employment and their experience will not
be lost from the fraternity.

It seems that more and more exhibitors are travelling to Europe and beyond.
Sitting at home it is wonderful to read about their travels and successes through
social media. It is encouraging to see that Irish dogs can hold their own in
International competition.

So as we look forward to the annual “dog-cation” we hope the weather will be
kind. It is the one week of the year that the show officials and exhibitors look
to the met office for good news. Wet clothes and damp dogs is not a good
combination when you are away from home for a few days.

The Show Dogs Ireland team will of course be at the shows. Why not come by
and say hello and check out our range of merchandise.

Enjoy the competition and time with friends.
See you there.

C A Reynolds, B.Sc, B.Agr
Managing Editor

caroline@showdogsireland.com

35 Craigadoo Road,
Ballymena,
Co. Antrim
BT42 4RS

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Index 1 What’s Inside?

Editorial 20
Champion of Champions 36
Juniors Journal 48
Random Thoughts 70
Eukanuba Qualifier 84
The Carpenny Story 106
Breeder At Home 132
Dunne on Dogdom 142
Around the Club Shows

Championship Shows 8 14 56
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St Patrick’s 22
Celtic Winners 24 70 106
Banbridge/Portadown 30
Combined Canine International 42
Combined Canine 50
Mid West 56
South Tipperary 64
Fermoy International 72
Hibernian 78
Munster Canine 86
Cork & District 94
Swords International 100
Kilkenny & District 112
Deise 120
Bray 126
Irish Ladies 134
Sligo
Munster Ag

Eukanuba Qualifier Breeder At Home

Front Cover: This issue features two Carpenny Labradors co-owned by breeder Penny Carpinini
and Anne Dempsey and shown in Ireland by Anne.
The Carpenny name is renowned within Labradors and this year sees the kennel name celebrate 50
years since its registration with the UK Kennel Club.
GB Sh Ch, Ir Sh Ch, Int Sh Ch Carpenny Made A Million EW09, Veteran Sh Ch, CW17 (Max) is
now retired from the show ring. He came to Ireland in 2014 to chase his title and not only gained
his Irish title with ease but also gained his International and Veteran Champion titles along the way.

Very settled and happy at Anne’s, Penny didn’t have the heart to take him back and he will live
out his retirement years in Ireland at Dromtacker. Also featured is Ir Sh Ch Carpenny Verona At
Dromtacker Jun Ch, JD.
Verona and Max are proud parent of 8 weeks old puppies (as we go to print). Keen interest in this
litter before they were born means that all have been spoken for!

Read the Carpenny Story on Page 84 Photos: Caroline Reynolds & Cordelia Foley

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Congratulates
Golden Retriever

ZENEVIEVA UPON REFLECTION

BEST BABY PUPPY IN SHOW - South Tipperary 2017

Dachshund Wire Haired Miniature Dachshund Wire Haired Miniature

CH TETE-A-TETE DIERVILLA KMAI I AM WHAT I AM
AVEC KMAI JUN CH JUN CH

GROUP 4 WINNER GROUP 4 WINNER & BIS 4
Swords & District International 2017 Portadown Canine Club 2017

Owned by Kerrie & Katie Kelly

www.zenevieva.com www.kmai.com

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Report & Photos: Caroline Reynolds

Howard charms at St. Patrick’s

Best in Show BIS 3
Papillon MULTI CH EXPANA’S SEA DRAGON German Short Haired Pointer SH CH TOMANIPOINT CELTIC KNIGHT

CONQUEROR Mr S Carroll & Mr J Newman Mr T & Mrs AM Mervyn

Reserve Best in Show BIS 4
Alaskan Malamute CH, LUX & INT CH LIBERTIA Beagle ROSSUT FLAGSHIP Mr E Murray

REGGAE MASTER Miss S & Mr M Burnside

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IKC St. Patrick’s

A return to tradition saw the Irish Kennel and Mary Mulvaney Afghan Hound CH Traditionally the St. Patrick’s Day event attacts
Club host a dog show on St. Patrick’s & INT CH DAVASHEY TO TELL THE the public and these two visitors were suitably
day and this first show of the 2017 TRUTH for second place. dressed to enjoy the festivities.
season was an International that drew an Bernie Ladd was given the honour of
entry of 1639 including the Agility and making all the big decisions of the day in Bernie was of course Best In Show.
Obedience entry. the indoor Best In Show ring. As it was The 10 Group winners were assessed
The judges panel was made up of both an International show the Best Veteran before Bernie selected her winner as the
Irish and foreign judges, with many in Breed competed for Best Veteran Papillon MULTI CH EXPANA’S SEA
judging the next day at the Celtic In Show. Bernie chose the Irish Soft DRAGON CONQUEROR owned by
Winners International show. Generously Coated Wheaten Terrier CH & GB CH Sean Carroll and James Newman. Ned
sponsored by Gain Pet Foods, with KINAELAN QUIETLY CONFIDENT Burke had awarded him Best of Breed
Sean Martin, John Fox & the team owned and bred by Bev Hanna visiting earlier in the day while Jussi Liimatainen
representing the brand on their stand from the UK while Carla Bollard- from Finland chose him as his Group
and in photos, the show took place at the O’Callaghan handled her Afghan Hound winner.
National Show Centre in Cloghran. CH, GB & INT CH ASHAHNI AMIR to The Reserve Best In Show award
The Junior & Champion stakes classes reserve. was given to the Group 5 winning
were judged by Chris Hancock of the Bernie’s Best Baby Puppy In Show Alaskan Malamute CH, LUX & INT
Hancourt Labrador Retrievers. The winner, chosen from all the Best Baby CH LIBERTIA REGGAE MASTER
Junior Stakes classes were split to dog Puppy in Breed winners, was Stefania owned by Scalett and Mark Burnside.
and bitches with 4 dogs from each Bettini Chow Chow FIRE’S SON Marley had earlier won the group under
classes then selected to compete for the DEI LEONI IMPERIALI visting from Margaret O’Gorman. Finishing off
overall winner. Chris chose Kevin & Lisa Italy. Reserve went to Kerrie and Katie the results BIS3 went to the Group 7
Croarkin’s homebred French Bulldog Kelly’s homebred Golden Retriever winning German Short Haired Pointer
KESASONAS LITTLE HANK as his ZENEVIEVA UPON REFLECTION. SH CH TOMANIPOINT CELTIC
winner. Ashling Connolly’s Bichon Frise Helen Hegarty, well know secretary of KNIGHT owned and bred by Tom and
bitch Bichon Frise ASHMAIR DOUBLE Cork and District judged all the Puppy Annie Mervyn. BIS 4 was awarded to
TROUBLE took the Reserve spot. Groups. From these Puppy Group winners the Group 6 winning Beagle ROSSUT
46 dogs had entered the Champion Stakes Bernie Ladd awarded Best Puppy in FLAGSHIP owned by Eamon Murray.
under Chris. It was Kay Donnelly’s Show to Mary & Martin O’Donoghue’s
Irish Setter SH CH MILLCROFT young homebred Labrador Retriever
WHISPERING MOON that topped the bitch PHILIPSTOWN WICKED LADY.
entry and thus qualified for the Fosse while another homebred pup, Kevin
Data / Happy Dog / Show Dogs Ireland & Lisa Croarkin’s French Bulldog
/ Dublin Dog Show Society Champion KESASONAS LITTLE HANK took the
of Champions finals. Chris chose Jyane Reserve spot.
Edwards, Lynne Appleby, John Minchin The final big decision of the day for

Champion Stakes

1 Irish Setter SH CH MILLCROFT WHISPERING MOON Mrs
K Donnelly
2 Afghan Hound CH & INT CH DAVASHEY TO TELL THE
TRUTH J Edwards, L Appleby, J Minchin & M Mulvaney
3 German Short Haired Pointer SH CH TOMANIPOINT CELTIC
KNIGHT Mr T & Mrs AM Mervyn
4 Labrador Retriever SH CH CLAYCHALK COSTA ZAIRE OF
BANNABEACH Mrs N & Mr D Callaghan

Junior Stakes 9

1 French Bulldog KESASONAS LITTLE HANK Mr K & Mrs L
Croarkin
2 Bichon Frise ASHMAIR DOUBLE TROUBLE Miss A Connolly
3 Jack Russell Terrier KRISBOS JUST DO IT Mr T & Mrs M R
Dunne
4 Alaskan Malamute KISHDIGRA SMOOTH CRIMINAL G
Keeling

Show Dogs Ireland

IKC St. Patrick’s

Best Baby Puppy in Show

1 Chow Chow FIRE’S SON DEI LEONI IMPERIALI Mrs S Bettini
2 Golden Retriever ZENEVIEVA UPON REFLECTION Ms K &
Miss K Kelly
3 American Akita CANNONBAR ROMAN REIGNS Mr C Bannon
& Ms N Carroll
4 Shar Pei ZARALEE PUT A SPELL ON YOU Ms T Shelly

Best Puppy in Show

1 Labrador Retriever PHILIPSTOWN WICKED LADY Mr & Mrs
M O’Donoghue
2 French Bulldog KESASONAS LITTLE HANK Mr K & Mrs L
Croarkin
3 English Setter BUSHBANE CELTIC PRAYER Mr A McKiernan
4 Boxer GOLLYBOX HARLEY QUINN OF ZENSIN Mr M &
Mrs E Dyer

Group 1 ~ Mr P Farrell Best Veteran in Show

1 Border Collie NAHROF BLURRED 1 Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier CH & GB CH KINAELAN
LINES AT HUNTLY Mr D & Mrs M QUIETLY CONFIDENT Mrs B R Hanna
Connolly 2 Afghan Hound CH, GB & INT CH ASHAHNI AMIR Mrs C
2 Belgian Shepherd Dog Bollard-O’Callaghan
(Groenendael) CH, GB & NL CH 3 Bolognese CH, SWISS & INT CH BOLOGNESE STAR
REVLOCH FIGO Mr P, Mrs J & Miss AUDREY AT HAVANESE STARS Mrs V Dowty
K Lawless 4 Dalmatian KELEVRA HUDSON HAWK Mrs C A Dodds & Mr
3 Australian Shepherd Dog CH S A Pearson
SCALLYWAG MY BLUE HEAVEN
AT CASTLEAVERY Mr J & Mrs K Show Dogs Ireland
Gilliland
4 Shetland Sheepdog CH & GB CH
EDGLONIAN BLUE FORTUNE Mr E
Castillo & Mr P Fortune

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Show Dogs Ireland IKC St. Patrick’s

Group 2 ~ Miss J O’Connor

1 Bulldog GONGAR KING HENRY
BULLS Mr B R & Mrs J J Graham
2 Boxer CH BENTON TRACK BACK
Ms P Thornton & Mr A Winston
3 Bullmastiff CH BULLMEREDITH
CAPTAIN ROWLO OF TARBHORE
Mr S Magee & Ms L Sweeney
4 Giant Schnauzer ROBMARRALEE
BACK IN BLACK J Semjonova

Group 3 ~ Mr M Gavin

1 Staffordshire Bull Terrier DK, N
UCH, NOR SH CH & SWE CH
SANDSTAFFS INKBERRY HOLLY
Mr J Byrnes
2 Kerry Blue Terrier CZ CH EDBRIOS
EXOTICA Mr & Mrs L O’Brien
3 Fox Terrier Smooth SWE/NOR/DK/
CIB CH RESIDENSETS STAND-IN
Mr R Delmar & Ms E Lunden
4 Yorkshire Terrier CH MYSHERIE
SUNSET ROMANCE Miss S & Mrs
D Hayden

Group 4 ~ Ms R Opris

1 Dachshund Long Haired CH
SHARDAROBA’S FASHION FLOW
AT DACHVILLE Mr G McFaul
2 Dachshund Wire Haired Kaninchen
CH & GIB CH AUCHANS COME
AND GET ME ANYTIME Mrs M & Mr
J Allan & Mrs M Dick
3 Dachshund Smooth Haired
Kaninchen CH MAGIK RAINBOW
GLORIA Miss K Weir
4 Dachshund Wire Haired Miniature
VANDOR-VADASZ BANYA Mrs M J
Williamson & Miss L Patton

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IKC St. Patrick’s Show Dogs Ireland

Group 5 ~ Mrs M O’Gorman

1 Alaskan Malamute CH, LUX & INT
CH LIBERTIA REGGAE MASTER
Miss S & Mr M Burnside
2 Japanese Shiba Inu CH JILTRAIN
JACKPOTT Mr S Minogue
3 Siberian Husky CH LEORIENT
FLYING SOLO Mr J Duggan
4 Pomeranian PHIL CH CANTON
KING MAKER Mr J Newman

Group 6 ~ Mr H O’Donoghue

1 Beagle ROSSUT FLAGSHIP Mr E
Murray
2 Basset Hound KNOCKOGUE
BUCCANNEER Mr B O’Neill
3 Rhodesian Ridgeback
TRENDSETTER HIGHLAND FLING
FOR DRUIMDERG Ms L & Miss R
Cooper
4 Dalmatian KELEVRA WHAT THE
DICKENS Mrs C A Dodds & Mr S A
Pearson

Group 7 ~ Dr G Tesics

1 German Short Haired Pointer SH
CH TOMANIPOINT CELTIC KNIGHT
Mr T & Mrs AM Mervyn
2 Pointer SH CH KANIX KRONER
AT SEVENHILLS Mr S & Mrs H A
Cummings
3 English Setter GB SH CH
RICHECCA BREAKING DAWN
OVER BUSHBANE Mr A McKiernan
4 Weimaraner ZILVEREIN STRIKE A
POSE IN VOGUE Mr & Mrs J Gibson

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Show Dogs Ireland IKC St. Patrick’s

Group 8 ~ Ms J Matejcic

1 Labrador Retriever AM, CAN, ACA,
MOL,MON, CYP, PHIL, MAL, COS,
AZAK, TH BLUE BAYO STRONG
WIND OF KAWARIMONO Mr C
Paporn
2 American Cocker Spaniel SH CH
PORTSANN BLING AND SPARKLE
Mrs M & Miss M Boardman
3 Golden Retriever SH CH ABINVALE
MYSTIC RIVER Mr F, Mrs E & Miss E
Archibald
4 Spanish Water Dog RAYARAGUA
RIA DEL CHANDERHILL Dr KL
Hodgkinson-Rutherford & Miss EF
Hodgkinson

Group 9 ~ Mr J Liimatainen

1 Papillon MULTI CH EXPANA’S SEA
DRAGON CONQUEROR Messers S
Carroll & J Newman
2 Chinese Crested NLCH UKCH
INTCH DKCH NOCH VDHCH
CERCH LUXCH HAPPY DANCING
TECHNO TRANCE Mr PEE Van
Oosten
3 Poodle Toy CH GRAYCO POETIC
IMAGE Mrs S Burns, Mrs M Coghlan
& Mrs L Howard
4 Tibetan Spaniel CH & GB CH
ROSANLEY THE ADONIS AT
TORFNESS Ms S O’Brien

Group 10 ~ Mrs L Campbell

1 Irish Wolfhound LATINO ROAN
INISH Ms P Tomasovicova
2 Whippet CH MOSSBAWNHILL
CROWD APPEAL Mr & Mrs R J
Hunter
3 Italian Greyhound SUMOBI SWEET
MARIGOLD Mrs M Wade
4 Afghan Hound CH & INT CH
DAVASHEY TO TELL THE TRUTH J
Edwards, L Appleby, J Minchin & M
Mulvaney

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Celtic Winners

Celtic Knight’s the Celtic Winner
Report: Caroline Reynolds Photos: Caroline Reynolds & Wendy Fleming

Best in Show BIS 3

German Short Haired Pointer SH CH TOMANIPOINT CELTIC Poodle Toy CH GRAYCO POETIC IMAGE Mrs S Burns, Mrs M
KNIGHT Mr T & Mrs A M Mervyn Coghlan & Mrs L Howard

Reserve Best in Show BIS 4

Rottweiler CH JOSHABELLE I’M GORGEOUS AND I KNOW American Cocker Spaniel SH CH BUNNYBOIS BRAINSTORM
IT AT ZARIMUS Miss G Morkute & Messrs P & D Foley AT TEJAS Mr I & Mrs M Keelan

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Celtic Winners

The Celtic Winners show was the second show of the IKC Puppy Groups were judegd by popular Tralee Secretary,
March back to back Irish Kennel Club Internationals shows Maudie Burkie and she sent through 10 group winners for Chris
and again took place at the National Show Centre. Utilising the to judge Best Puppy in Show. She selected the Puppy Group 8
panel of judges from the previous day doing different breeds, winning Labrador Retriever PHILIPSTOWN BRYGIT JNES
the show got underway with rings both inside and outside. The handled by Mary O’Donoghue and owned and bred with her
team from Gain Pet Foods were again on hand as the show husband Martin who had handled his Labrador Baby Puppy to
Sponsors. The show drew an entry of 1667 dogs including top the entry the day before. Adian McKiernan’s young English
Obedience and Agility. Setter BUSHBANE CELTIC PRAYER took the reserve spot.
Marie Thorpe, well known for her Ashaka Chihuahuas judged Next it was the turn of the Best Veteran in Breed winners to
the Junior handling and stakes classes on the day. In Junior enter the big ring resulting in Carla Bollard-O’Callaghan’s
Stakes, from a shortlist of 4 dogs and 4 bitches, Marie selected Afghan Hound CH, GB & INT CH ASHAHNI AMIR clocking
Orliath Keenan’s homebred Medium Poodle SLEEPYBROOK up another win with Best Veteran in Show. Caleb was Top
LICENCE TO KILL as her winner with Mandy Moores Veteran in 2016. Reserve Best Veteran in Show was the
Leonberger LEMPILEIJONAN AITO SUOMILEIJONA @ Kaninchen Wire Haired Dachshund CH & INT CH NICE ONE
HILLHAVEN taking Reserve. FROM VITORAZ TO GULLIAGH owned by Tim, Marion
History was made in the Champion stakes when Marie selected and Ian Finney.
Virginia Dowty and Kath Begg’s Bolgonese CH LITTLE The last task and hightlight of the day was Best in Show.
WHITE WONDER OTHELLO MATTEO as her winner. The The 10 group winners entered the ring for Chris to judge. He
first time the breed has received such top honours and will selected Tom and Ann-Marie Mervyn’s German Short Haired
now be represented at the Champion of Champion finals Pointer SH CH TOMANIPOINT CELTIC KNIGHT, handled
next January. Aidan McKiernan’s English Setter GB SH CH as usual by Tom as his winner. Roy is and Multi Group and
RICHECCA BREAKING DAWN OVER BUSHBANE took Best in Show winner and earlier topped Group 7 under Mr H
the runner up spot. O’Donoghue
Back in the big ring, Chris Hancock, of the Hancourt Labradors, Winning Reserve Best in Show was the Rottweiler CH
who judged the stakes classes the previous day, was centre JOSHABELLE I’M GORGEOUS AND I KNOW IT AT
stage for the Best in Show decisions. ZARIMUS handled by Pat Foley and co owned with Gyte
First in were the Best Baby Puppy in Breed winners from Morkute and David Foley. Zara was sent though from Group 2
whom he selected the Golden Retriever ZENEVIEVA UPON under Peter Farrell.
REFLECTION owned and bred by Kerrie & Katie Kelly as his Topping Group 9 under Laurent Heinesche from Luxemburg
winner topping her Reserve Best Baby Puppy in Show from was the Toy Poodle CH GRAYCO POETIC IMAGE owned
the day before. Catherine Broaders handled Cristhiane Krym’s but Sally Burns, Mary Coghlan and breeder Lesley Howard.
young Standard Poodle puppy DUSKA FROM CHESTNUTS BIS 4 went to Ivor & Michele Keelan’s American Cocker
PARADISE to Reserve. Spaniel SH CH BUNNYBOIS BRAINSTORM AT TEJAS.

Champion Stakes

1 Bolognese CH LITTLE WHITE WONDER OTHELLO MATTEO
V Dowty & K Begg
2 English Setter GB SH CH RICHECCA BREAKING DAWN
OVER BUSHBANE Mr A McKiernan
3 Siberian Husky CH KRISTARI’S MYSTIC RIVER GRETTA Mrs
R Giedraitiene
4 German Short Haired Pointer SH CH TOMANIPOINT CELTIC
KNIGHT Mr T & Mrs AM Mervyn

Show Dogs Ireland Junior Stakes

1 Poodle Medium SLEEPYBROOK LICENCE TO KILL O
Keenan
2 Leonberger LEMPILEIJONAN AITO SUOMILEIJONA @
HILLHAVEN Mrs M Moore
3 Pug KERRONMOR DIAMOND IN THE SKY Mrs M Grant-
Cook
4 Australian Shepherd Dog MISTYHOLLY RED PERIL Mr A
Bourke

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Celtic Winners

Best Baby Puppy in Show

1 Golden Retriever ZENEVIEVA UPON REFLECTION Ms K &
Miss K Kelly
2 Poodle Standard DUSKA FROM CHESTNUTS PARADISE
Mrs C Krym
3 Shih Tzu LACSAR HERSHEY GOES AGAIN Ms M Jackson
& Miss E Wright
4 Chow Chow FIRE’S SON DEI LEONI IMPERIALI Mrs S Bettini

Best Puppy in Show

1 Labrador Retriever PHILIPSTOWN BRYGIT JNES Mr & Mrs
M O’Donoghue
2 English Setter BUSHBANE CELTIC PRAYER Mr A McKiernan
3 Dachshund Wire Haired LESANDNIC LILLY THE PINK Miss
L J Patton
4 Shih Tzu MIRACEY FRUITYLICIOUS AT VIRTULVILAGE
Ms C & Miss G Gibson

Best Veteran in Show

1 Afghan Hound CH, GB & INT CH ASHAHNI AMIR Mrs C
Bollard-O’Callaghan
2 Dachshund Wire Haired Kaninchen CH & INT CH NICE ONE
FROM VITORAZ TO GULLIAGH Mr T N, Mrs M A & Mr I Finney
3 Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier CH & GB CH KINAELAN
QUIETLY CONFIDENT Mrs B R Hanna
4 Australian Shepherd Dog CH, HUN CH & INT CH ALLMARK
MUFFIN MUNCHER Mr A, Mrs L & Miss T Douglas, Mr N Allen
& Mr R Harlow

Group 1 ~ Mrs H Hegarty Show Dogs Ireland

1 Welsh Corgi Pembroke CHAWTON
SAM SMITH Mr J O’Mahoney
2 Old English Sheepdog CH LAMBLUVS
IRISH BREW Mr C & Mrs R Hastings,
Mrs K Richardson & Mrs J Marder
3 Shetland Sheepdog SEVENOAKS
SATIN AND LACE Mr J & Mrs B Doyle
4 Belgian Shepherd Dog (Tervueren)
REVLOCH JUICY COUTURE Mr P, Mrs
J & Miss K Lawless

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Show Dogs Ireland Celtic Winners

Group 2 ~ Mr P Farrell

1 Rottweiler CH JOSHABELLE I’M
GORGEOUS AND I KNOW IT AT
ZARIMUS Miss G Morkute & Messrs P
& D Foley
2 Bernese Mountain Dog
MAPLERIDGE THE DARK KNIGHT AT
BERNERVALLEY Mr D & Mrs J Benson
3 Dobermann Pinscher SANT KREAL
MY DREAM IZ FITZKIN Miss D
Fitzsimons
4 Great Dane MY LADY OF AONTROIM
Miss M E Little

Group 3 ~ Mr B Blid

1 Kerry Blue Terrier CZ CH EDBRIOS
EXOTICA Mr & Mrs L O’Brien
2 Staffordshire Bull Terrier DK, N UCH,
NOR SH CH & SWE CH SANDSTAFFS
INKBERRY HOLLY Mr J Byrnes
3 Dandie Dinmont Terrier CH ELLABETH
AMABILISDANDIE AT BAMBUSA R &
M Gregg
4 Fox Terrier Smooth CH SHILLELAGH
MISS MONEYPENNY Mr R Delmar

Group 4 ~ Mr M Gavin

1 Dachshund Long Haired CH
SHARDAROBA’S FASHION FLOW AT
DACHVILLE Mr G McFaul
2 Dachshund Smooth Haired Kaninchen
CH MAGIK RAINBOW GLORIA Miss K
Weir
3 Dachshund Wire Haired Miniature CH
DOM PÉRIGNON VITORAZ Mr T N,
Mrs M A & Mr I Finney
4 Dachshund Wire Haired LESANDNIC
SNOW FAIRY Miss L J Patton

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Celtic Winners Show Dogs Ireland

Group 5 ~ Mr M Gavin

1 Keeshond CH & INT CH LYNTOVA
LEGEND HAS IT Mr & Mrs B Carroll
2 Siberian Husky CH LEORIENT
FLYING SOLO Mr J Duggan
3 Alaskan Malamute CH, LUX & INT CH
LIBERTIA REGGAE MASTER Miss S &
Mr M Burnside
4 Norwegian Elkhound WHITTIMERE
INDIANAPOLIS Mr J Daly

Group 6 ~ Mrs M O’Gorman

1 Dalmatian CH & GB CH KELEVRA
CLASSIC CLICHÉ Mrs C A Dodds & Mr
S A Pearson
2 Beagle ROSSUT FLAGSHIP Mr E
Murray
3 Basset Fauve De Bretagne BLEVWIL
NOW OR NEVER Mr R & Mrs L Blevins
4 Basset Hound KNOCKOGUE
BUCCANNEER Mr B O’Neill

Group 7 ~ Mr H O’Donoghue

1 German Short Haired Pointer SH CH
TOMANIPOINT CELTIC KNIGHT Mr T
& Mrs AM Mervyn
2 English Setter GB SH CH RICHECCA
BREAKING DAWN OVER BUSHBANE
Mr A McKiernan
3 Irish Setter SH CH ROHANMOR IT’S
ALL ABOUT ALFIE Miss C M Loughlin
4 Weimaraner SH CH WEIDOVAN
QUICK SILVER HUGEL Miss C Caffrey

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Show Dogs Ireland Celtic Winners

Group 8 ~ Mrs A Hancock

1 American Cocker Spaniel SH CH
BUNNYBOIS BRAINSTORM AT TEJAS
Mr I & Mrs M Keelan
2 Clumber Spaniel SH CH & GB SH CH
RICHLEY ROYALE BOND Mr R Dunne
3 Golden Retriever SANDSEERS
MAKING WAVES FOR CEDARDYNE
Mrs G & Mr C Dynes
4 Golden Retriever SH CH ROSLIEVE
MAIN ATTRACTION Mr C South & Mr
M Armstrong

Group 9 ~ Mr L Heinesche

1 Poodle Toy CH GRAYCO POETIC
IMAGE Mrs S Burns, Mrs M Coghlan &
Mrs L Howard
2 Japanese Chin TOUCHÉ’S EMERALD
EMIKO L Mills & F Doherty Dixie
3 Chinese Crested NLCH UKCH INTCH
DKCH NOCH VDHCH CERCH LUXCH
HAPPY DANCING TECHNO TRANCE
Mr PEE Van Oosten
4 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel ZEST
OF BEAUTY ALDAHA GOLD AT
CASTLETOY Ms M Szczygiel

Group 10 ~ Dr G Tesics

1 Irish Wolfhound LATINO ROAN INISH
Ms P Tomasovicova
2 Borzoi ALBANEILER AQUAE SULIS
Mrs L Harvey
3 Whippet BARNESMORE CHEROKEE
LAD Mrs L Thompson
4 Afghan Hound GB CH PAHLEVI
DISCO DIVA AT ORASHAN Mrs G A
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Champion of Champions

The Fosse Data Ireland / Dubin Dog Show

Champion of Champions 2017 Qualifiers

up to and including Newtownards & District Canine Club Championship show

CH, GB & LUX CH NAVARREM SH CH & INT CH MILLCROFT CH LITTLE WHITE WONDER
FORTUNE LADY WHISPERING MOON OTHELLO MATTEO

Dublin Dog Show Society St. Patrick’s International Celtic Winners International
Mr E Castillo Mrs K Donnelly V Dowty & K Begg

CH GRAYCO POETIC IMAGE CH & AM CH SPORTING FIELDS CH, LUX & INT CH LIBERTIA
Banbridge & District Canine Club DREAM TEAM REGGAE MASTER

Mrs S Burns, Mrs M Coghlan Portadown Canine Club Combined Canine Club International
& Mrs L Howard Mr B Nolan & Miss A Giles Miss S & Mr M Burnside

CH KRISTARI’S MYSTIC RIVER CH BULLMEREDITH CAPTAIN CH DINASTII THE LIBERTINE
GRETTA ROWLO OF TARBHORE AFTERGLOW
Mid West Canine Club
Combined Canine Club South Tipperary Canine Club
Mrs R Giedraitiene Mr S Magee & Ms L Sweeney Mr & Mrs S Burns & Mr & Mrs V

Coghlan

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Champion of Champions

CH RADOST ZHIZNI ARCTIC LIGHT CH & LUX CH KINGFRIEND APRIKA CH SLEEPYBROOK LICENCE TO KILL
OVER KYNOCH MISS WICKED OF KEOSONAS Munster Canine Association
Hibernian All Breed Dog Club Miss O Keenan
Fermoy Canine Club International Mr K & Mrs L Croarkin
Mrs J Duffus

CH LEORIENT FLYING SOLO CH CHIVAS ROYAL DJALO SH CH TOMANIPOINT CELTIC KNIGHT
Cork & District Canine Club AT TAYLORIAN Kilkenny & District Canine Club
Mr T & Mrs AM Mervyn
Mr J Duggan Swords & District Canine Society
Mrs O Taylor

CH NUJAX JOHNNY CASH CH KNOCKWOOD MACEY CH SEVENOAKS ANGEL BY MY SIDE
Deise Canine Club Bray & District Canine Society Irish Ladies Kennel Association
Mr J & Mrs B Doyle
Mr P Scanlon & Miss A Connolly Mr A Niblock

CH KRISTARI’S WILD CHARM AM CH & GB SH CH SILHOUETTE CH & INT CH COLLOONEY SWINGS
Sligo & District Canine Club
TROUBLING NASAILLEEN BOTH WAYS
Mrs R Giedraitiene
WITH MYCALLEYS Newtownards & District Canine Club

Munster Agricultural Society Ms V Coulter & Mr J Fletcher

Miss LJ Bryant, Mrs L Nelson & Mrs B Morris

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Banbridge & Portadown

Judge - Mrs E Hurley

Best in Show

Kerry Blue Terrier CZ CH.
EDBRIOS EXOTICA EW & PA
O’Brien & J Poulova

Reserve Best in Show
Dachshund Long Haired

CH. SHARDAROBA’S

FASHION FLOW AT

DACHVILLE Mr G McFaul

BIS 3

Bichon Frise MANOIR’S AIR
FORCE ZERO JUN CH Miss
JE Gould

BIS 4

Weimaraner IR SH CH
WEIDOVAN QUICK SILVER
HUGEL Miss C Caffrey

Portadown & Banbridge Canine Club’s held their back to
back Championship shows on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd

PortadownApril 2017 at the EIKON Exhibition Centre at Balmoral Park.

Stewart Carson represented Dr Clauder’s, who sponsored
both shows, in the photographs.

&BanbridgePhotos: C Reynolds

Judge - Mrs C Muldoon

Best in Show

German Short Haired Pointer
SH CH TOMANIPOINT
CELTIC KNIGHT Mr T & Mrs
AM Mervyn

Reserve Best in Show

Papillon MULTI CH EXPANA’S
SEA DRAGON CONQUEROR
Mr S Carroll & J Newman

BIS 3 CH ,JUN
Irish Terrier

CH CARLIAMS RED DAWN

Mr G & Mr L Delaney

BIS 4
Dachshund Wire Haired

Miniature KMAI I AM

WHAT I AM Ms K & Miss K

Kelly

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Combined - International

Photos: Rob Foley

Howard’s An Easter Classic

The Easter Weekend is a must in the calendar of the dog show
exhibitor. The first of the weekend events started with the International
show at the National Show centre on the Saturday. The hard working
Combine Canine Club team certainly know how to run a show. Large
rings, grooming areas well marked out and a large blue carpeted Best
in Show greeted exhibitors as the doors opened..
As sponsors for the weekend event the Royal Canin lead by Mary
Davidson were kept busy with enquires and talking with BOB
winners as they came by the stand to collect their winners gifts. The
show drew an entry of 1580 before Obedience and Agility making a
total entry of 1615
The stakes classes were judged by Johnny Muldoon. For his winner

from a large class he chose was the Alaskan Malamute CH, LUX
& INT CH LIBERTIA REGGAE MASTER handled as usual by
Scarlet Burnside who co-owns Marley with her father Mark. Still
smiling from her great win at the Crufts International Junior Handling
finals the team have now qualified for the Fosse Data Ireland/Happy
Dog/Show Dogs Ireland Champion of Champion finals next January.
Just pipped at the post was Sarah Jackson and Susan White’s Maltese
CH, NL & INT Ch BENATONE RINGS OF GOLD.
This was the International show of the weekend so the winners of
puppy classes for dogs of 6 - 9 months old could not complete for
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Best in Show BIS 3

Papillon MULTI CH EXPANA’S SEA DRAGON CONQUEROR Fox Terrier Smooth SWE/NOR/DK/CIB CH RESIDENSETS
Messers S Carroll & J Newman STAND-IN Mr R Delmar & Ms E Lunden

Reserve Best in Show BIS 4

German Short Haired Pointer SH CH TOMANIPOINT CELTIC Border Collie CH NAHROF BLURRED LINES AT HUNTLY Mr
KNIGHT Mr T & Mrs AM Mervyn D & Mrs M Connolly

Green Stars but the Best Puppy in Breed winners would go Naimh Carroll for runner up.
forward to the Puppy Groups and Best Puppy in Show which Onto Best in Show and the Combined Canine Club really make
was judged by Dorothy Collier, visiting from America. and effort for exhibitors to enjoy their time in the spotlight with
She chose the Puppy Group 2 winning Leonberger puppy each of Group winners announced into the ring.
SULANDI A DREAM COME TRUE. And it was a Dream As his Best in Show winner Jerry selected Sean Carroll and
Come True for Diane and Lauren Whan who handled Aria to James Newman’s new Papillon import MULTI CH EXPANA’S
the top spot as she is from their first litter of Leonbergers and SEA DRAGON CONQUEROR. Howard was handled by
now qualifies for the 2017 Pup of the Year finals to take place Sean on the day and had earlier topped the group 9 entry under
next year. Ekaterina Senashenko from Russia.
For Reserve Best Puppy in Show Dorothy chose Brian and Joan Tom and Annie Mervyn’s German Short Haired Pointer SH
Lyons young American Akita KITSUNE KAISER CHIEF AT CH TOMANIPOINT CELTIC KNIGHT would be Jerry’s
TWYNBEARS. choice for Reserve Best in Show. Rory’s year is looking good
Tom Bradley from America judged Best Veteran in Show from so far as this was his 4th Group win from 5 shows and was Best
the Best Veteran in Breed winners and it was Pamela & Ryan in Show at 2 already. Rory had been sent through from Group
Hunter’s Whippet CH, GB & INT CH MOSSBAWNHILL ITS 7 by Vojislav Al Daghistani from Serbia.
ALL ABOUT ME who topped the entry. For runner up Tom The Smooth Fox Terrier SWE/NOR/DK/CIB CH
chose the Japanese Shiba Inu CH & GB CH JILTRAIN JACK RESIDENSETS STAND-IN owned by Ross Delmar and
THE LAD owned by Trevor Rodgers breeder Ewa Lunden took Best in Show 3. Stanley, the IKC
Jerry Daly, well known for his Ennafort Norwegian 2016 Top Dog all breeds was the Group 3 winners of Annukka
Elkhounds had the honour of judging Best in Show but Paloheimo from Finland
before he could do that he judged Best Baby Puppy in show. Topping Group 1 under Dorothy Collier from America was the
From the Best Baby Puppy in Breed winners he selected Emilio Border Collie CH NAHROF BLURRED LINES AT HUNTLY
Castillo and Patrick Fortune;s young Shetland Sheepdog owned by David and Morag Connolly. Handled as usual by
NAVARREM FORTUNA GIRL and the Ammerican Akita David the team would be Jerry’s Best in Show 4 winner.
CANNONBAR PURPLE REIGN owned by Craig Bannon &

Champion Stakes

1 Alaskan Malamute CH, LUX & INT CH LIBERTIA REGGAE
MASTER Miss S & Mr M Burnside
2 Maltese CH, NL & INT CH BENATONE RINGS OF GOLD Ms
S Jackson & Ms S White
3 German Short Haired Pointer SH CH TOMANIPOINT CELTIC
KNIGHT Mr T & Mrs AM Mervyn
4 Dobermann Pinscher CH ROZENYAS PLAYIN WITH FIRE
Mrs A Moore

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Combined - International

Best Baby Puppy in Show

1 Shetland Sheepdog NAVARREM FORTUNA GIRL Mr E
Castillo & Mr P Fortune
2 American Akita CANNONBAR PURPLE REIGN Mr C Bannon
& Ms N Carroll
3 Tibetan Terrier LILASONG WALKING ON THE MOON Ms G
& Mr G Corneille

Best Puppy in Show

1 Leonberger SULANDI A DREAM COME TRUE Mrs D & Miss
L Whan
2 American Akita KITSUNE KAISER CHIEF AT TWYNBEARS
Mr B & Mrs J Lyons
3 Shih Tzu MIRACEY FRUITYLICIOUS AT VIRTULVILAGE
Ms C & Miss G Gibson
4 Whippet SOBERS WEBSTER AT STARCHELLE Mr T & Mrs
R Rainey & Shaw-Rainey

Best Veteran in Show

1 Whippet CH, GB & INT CH MOSSBAWNHILL ITS ALL ABOUT
ME Mr & Mrs R J Hunter
2 Japanese Shiba Inu CH & GB CH JILTRAIN JACK THE LAD
Mr S T & Mrs J C Rodgers
3 Siberian Husky CH SURALIAM PURPLE RAIN Mr R & Mrs
S Holmes
4 Golden Retriever SH CH ZENEVIEVA GAELIC DREAM FOR
WHISTLER Miss C Byrne

Group 1 ~ Mrs D Collier Show Dogs Ireland

1 Border Collie CH NAHROF BLURRED
LINES AT HUNTLY Mr D & Mrs M
Connolly
2 Shetland Sheepdog YAGODKA
AT LONGRANGE S EGERSKOY
SLOBODY Mrs C Dunne
3 Belgian Shepherd Dog (Malinois)
REVLOCH MISTER MAGOO Mr D &
Mrs T J Holmes
4 Briard FOSTEBRIE FANTASY Mrs C
Foster

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Group 2 ~ Mr T Pehar

1 Miniature Schnauzer RUS CH
DREAMKISS BRAND T Kaptsova
2 Dobermann Pinscher CH ROZENYAS
PLAYIN WITH FIRE Mrs A Moore
3 Miniature Schnauzer CH YAKUZA’S
CROSSFIRE Mr & Mrs S M Cockerham
4 Tibetan Mastiff DRAKYI EMPEROR
NERO OF TAMDRIN Mr T Dowey

Group 3 ~ Ms A Paloheimo

1 Fox Terrier Smooth SWE/NOR/DK/
CIB CH RESIDENSETS STAND-IN Mr
R Delmar & Ms E Lunden
2 Kerry Blue Terrier CZ CH EDBRIOS
EXOTICA Mr & Mrs L O’Brien
3 Australian Silky Terrier LIMARTINE
RAGE IN RED Mr J L Mault
4 Fox Terrier Wire CH BLACKDALE
PARK ROYAL Mr H O’Donoghue

Group 4 ~ Ms A Albrigo

1 Dachshund Long Haired CH
SHARDAROBA’S FASHION FLOW AT
DACHVILLE Mr G McFaul
2 Dachshund Smooth Haired Miniature
CWMDARHIAN MAYKBE DIVA Ms C A
Reynolds
3 Dachshund Smooth Haired CH
PINEDAX DOLLY MIXTURE Mr P &
Mrs C Wheatland
4 Dachshund Wire Haired CH
LESANDNIC LIL EETEE Miss L J Patton

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Combined - International Show Dogs Ireland

Group 5 ~ Mr K Jarvinen

Alaskan Malamute CH, LUX & INT CH
LIBERTIA REGGAE MASTER 1 Miss S
& Mr M Burnside
2 American Akita CH, AM & INT CH
HOKA HEY’S THE POWER AND THE
GLORY K Asling, C Bannon & N Carroll
3 Japanese Shiba Inu CH STEINARK
STARGAZER AT LACSAR Ms M
Jackson & Miss E Wright
4 Norwegian Buhund TRELOWEN
CONAR TUN Mrs S E Sercombe

Group 6 ~ Mrs C E Cartledge

1 Basset Fauve De Bretagne GB CH
BLEVWIL ENCHANTRESS OVER
MALRICH Mrs D & Miss R Ellrich
2 Dalmatian CH & GB CH KELEVRA
CLASSIC CLICHÉ Mrs C A Dodds & Mr
S A Pearson
3 Basset Hound MALRICH MONKEY
BUSINESS Mrs D & Miss R Ellrich
4 Rhodesian Ridgeback CH
TRENDSETTER HIGHLAND FLING
FOR DRUIMDERG Ms L & Miss R
Cooper

Group 7 ~ Mr V Al Daghistani

1 German Short Haired Pointer SH CH
TOMANIPOINT CELTIC KNIGHT Mr T
& Mrs AM Mervyn
2 Pointer SH CH KANIX KRONER
AT SEVENHILLS Mr S & Mrs H A
Cummings
3 German Wire Haired Pointer SH
CH BEECHILLAWN SOUND OF
THE UNDERGROUND Mr S & Mrs M
Gettings
4 Hungarian Puli CH RISLEY CRAZY
ABOUT YOU Ms C Kelly

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Group 8 ~ Mr D Kuzelj

1 American Cocker Spaniel SH CH
BUNNYBOIS BRAINSTORM AT TEJAS
Mr I & Mrs M Keelan
2 Golden Retriever FAIRFIELD
FLORENCIA FOR ZENEVIEVA Ms K &
Miss K Kelly
3 English Springer Spaniel SH CH
TEMPLECARRIG SKY HIGH Miss M
Knapp
4 Labrador Retriever CH
MEADOWLEIGH BROWN SUGAR Mrs
AA and Mr P Wyatt

Group 9 ~ Mrs K Senashenko

1 Papillon MULTI CH EXPANA’S SEA
DRAGON CONQUEROR Messers S
Carroll & J Newman
2 Poodle Standard FUNKYPP
DASHING AFFAIR Miss KS Allegretti
3 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel CH &
INT CH GLENCROSS DE JA VU Mr S
Martin
4 Bichon Frise PETIT AMI’S SET FIRE
TO THE RAIN Miss A Connolly

Group 10 ~ Mrs C E Cartledge

1 Irish Wolfhound CH LADY ROSE OF
SHANTAMON Mr G F & Mrs P Clarke
2 Whippet CH BARNESMORE WIZARD
KING Miss F Thompson
3 Italian Greyhound CH & INT CH
TURIGNER WIND IN THE WILLOWS
Mrs M Wade
4 Afghan Hound CH & INT CH
DAVASHEY TO TELL THE TRUTH J
Edwards, L Appleby, J Minchin & M
Mulvaney

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Report & Photos: Rob Foley Dark
Report: Caroline Reynolds Knight
Photos: W Fleming, C Reynolds & R Foley strikes at
Combined
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Best Baby Puppy in Show

1 English Springer Spaniel LOCHBRIDE THUNDERSTRUCK
Mrs J & Ms D Lauchlan
2 Cairn Terrier MATA HARI DU HARPOUY D AUZAN Gut
3 American Akita CANNONBAR PURPLE REIGN Mr C Bannon
& Ms N Carroll
4 Beagle DOTLUN MOONSHINE Miss H Chance & P Dodds

Show Dogs Ireland

Combined Canine

Best in Show After the success of the International show the Combined Canine
committee were back again on Easter Sunday for the National
Bernese Mountain Dog CH MAPLERIDGE THE DARK show. Utilising the same layout and most of the judges from
KNIGHT AT BERNERVALLEY Mr D & Mrs J Benson previous day it was easy to get things going in a the timely
manner we expect from this club. The Royal Canin team headed
Reserve Best in Show by Mary Davidson were also back and as expected the overall
entry, although great, was down on the previous day with a total
Papillon MULTI CH EXPANA’S SEA DRAGON CONQUEROR of 1421 dogs before Obedience and Agility.
Messers S Carroll & J Newman Back to the familiar format of Puppy and Veteran stakes class.
During the morning the Best in Show ring saw Jean MacClancy
BIS 3 of the Jaybo Dachshunds judge all the Stakes classes.
First in were the Champions. Jean selected Roma Giedraitiene’s
Labrador Retriever CH MEADOWLEIGH BROWN SUGAR Siberian Husky CH KRISTARI’S MYSTIC RIVER GRETTA
Mrs AA and Mr P Wyatt as her winner and sending them to the Champion of Champions
finals next January. In second place was the American Cocker
BIS 4 Spaniel AM CH SILHOUETTE TROUBLING NASAILLEEN
WITH MYCALLEYS owned by Lisa Nelson, who handled him,
Fox Terrier Wire CH BLACKDALE PARK ROYAL Mr H Leanne Bryant and Beverley Morris.
O’Donoghue Puppy Stakes as usual was spilt into dog and bitch classes with
4 selected from each to compete for the overall winner. It was
Tracy Shelly’s homebred Shar Pei ZARALEE PUT A SPELL
ON YOU that topped the entry for Jean while Gillian Gibson’s
Shih Tzu MIRACEY FRUITYLICIOUS AT VIRTULVILAGE
took the runner up place.
In the Veteran stakes it was another class win for the Afghan
Hound CH, GB & INT CH ASHAHNI AMIR owned by
Carla Bollard-O’Callaghan while Seamus and Maura Gettings
German Wire Haired Pointer CH/SH CH & INT CH KIMMAX
KRYSTAL KLEAR OF BEECHILLAWN was second.
Margaret O’Sullivan had the honour of judging Best in Show
but before the main event she had the Baby Puppies to assess.
A thrilled June Lauchlan handled their young English Springer
Spaniel LOCHBRIDE THUNDERSTRUCK to win Best Baby
Puppy in Show
Best in Show was then judged by Margaret. From the ten group
winners she shortlisted the Bernese Mountain Dog, the Wire
Fox Terrier, the Labrador Retriever and the Papillon. These
four were then given another run out before Margaret handed
the Best in Show rosette to David Benson and the Bernese
Mountain Dog, CH MAPLERIDGE THE DARK KNIGHT AT
BERNERVALLEY who he co-owns with his wife Jackie. They
had early won their second Group of 2017 under Dorothy Collier
from America, having won the Group a couple of weeks earlier
at the St Patrick’s Day International show
For Reserve Best in Show Margaret selected the previous days
Best in Show winner. The Papillon MULTI CH EXPANA’S SEA
DRAGON CONQUEROR handled by Sean Carroll and co-
owned James Newman. Howard has topped Group 9 under by
Vojislav Al Daghistani from Serbia.
Visiting from England for the weekend shows Annie & Philip
Wyatt’s Chocolate Labrador CH MEADOWLEIGH BROWN
SUGAR topped Group 8 under Tom Bradley from American and
was Margaret’s choice for BIS3.
Completing the line-up with BIS4 was Harry O’Donoghue’s
Wire Fox Terrier CH BLACKDALE PARK ROYAL who had
topped Group 3 under UK all Rounder Liz Cartledge.
With the show complete the committee set to work to dismantle
the ring and get themselves ready to set up for the Pup of the Year
competition that they host.

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Combined Canine

Champion Stakes

1 Siberian Husky CH KRISTARI’S MYSTIC RIVER GRETTA
Mrs R Giedraitiene
2 American Cocker Spaniel AM CH SILHOUETTE TROUBLING
NASAILLEEN WITH MYCALLEYS Miss LJ Bryant, Mrs L
Nelson & Mrs B Morris
3 German Short Haired Pointer SH CH TOMANIPOINT CELTIC
KNIGHT Mr T & Mrs AM Mervyn
4 Basset Hound CH, GB & INT CH KNOCKOGUE ARTHURS
LEGACY Mr B O’Neill

Puppy Stakes

1 Shar Pei ZARALEE PUT A SPELL ON YOU Ms T Shelly
2 Shih Tzu MIRACEY FRUITYLICIOUS AT VIRTULVILAGE Ms
C & Miss G Gibson
3 Whippet YOU TUBE STAR OF GENTLE MIND Miss L & Mrs
A Cuthbert
4 Dachshund Smooth Haired Miniature CWMDARHIAN
MAYKBE DIVA Ms C A Reynolds

Veteran Stakes

1 Afghan Hound CH, GB & INT CH ASHAHNI AMIR Mrs C
Bollard-O’Callaghan
2 German Wire Haired Pointer CH/SH CH & INT CH KIMMAX
KRYSTAL KLEAR OF BEECHILLAWN Mr S & Mrs M Gettings
3 Alaskan Malamute CH LUELDAR A LITTLE PATIENCE Mr &
Mrs D Walker
4 Papillon CH FUJITSU CLASSY LADY Mr R & Mrs C Foley

Group 1 ~ Ms A Albrigo

1 Border Collie CH NAHROF BLURRED
LINES AT HUNTLY Mr D & Mrs M
Connolly
2 Shetland Sheepdog YAGODKA AT
LONGRANGE S EGERSKOY SLOBODY
Mrs C Dunne
3 Old English Sheepdog CH LAMBLUVS
IRISH BREW Mr C & Mrs R Hastings,
Mrs K Richardson & Mrs J Marder
4 Bouvier Des Flandres CH OPUS
MON CHER KLEMENTYNA Z
FLANDRYJSKIEGO GNIAZDA Miss C M
Burnett

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Group 2 ~ Mrs D Collier Combined Canine

1 Bernese Mountain Dog CH 33
MAPLERIDGE THE DARK KNIGHT AT
BERNERVALLEY Mr D & Mrs J Benson
2 Rottweiler CUANDFLO COMMAND
AND CONQUER Ms A Cleary
3 Giant Schnauzer VELOURNOIR
CALLISTO TAMMY J Semjonova
4 St Bernard PARLESHAN LEVI K & N
Sheehan

Group 3 ~ Mrs C E Cartledge

1 Fox Terrier Wire CH BLACKDALE
PARK ROYAL Mr H O’Donoghue
2 Kerry Blue Terrier CZ CH EDBRIOS
EXOTICA Mr & Mrs L O’Brien
3 Scottish Terrier GB CH LOMONDVIEW
SIGNATURE Mrs C A Annan
4 Lakeland Terrier CH BROOKSIDE
ARISTOCRAT Ms T & Ms C Broaders

Group 4 ~ Mr D Kuzelj

Dachshund Smooth Haired Kaninchen
CH MAGIK RAINBOW 1 GLORIA Miss
K Weir
2 Dachshund Smooth Haired
CWMDARHIAN LOOK WHOS TALKIN
Ms C A Reynolds
3 Dachshund Wire Haired Miniature
GULLIAGH ROGAN JOSH Mr T N, Mrs
M A & Mr I Finney
4 Dachshund Smooth Haired Miniature
CH CHRISHANES MAXWELL EDISON
MD. Mrs C Bastable

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Combined Canine Group 5 ~ Mr T Pehar

34 1 Keeshond NERADMIK ALL ABOUT
THE BOY FOR WATCHKEES Mrs M
Harris
2 Alaskan Malamute CH, LUX & INT CH
LIBERTIA REGGAE MASTER Miss S &
Mr M Burnside
3 Chow Chow CH CHIVAS ROYAL
DJALO AT TAYLORIAN Mrs O Taylor
4 Pomeranian PHIL CH CANTON KING
MAKER Mr J Newman

Group 6 ~ Mrs K Senashenko

1 Basset Hound EMMORAH ALL
RIGHT NOW Mr J and Mrs D Irvine
2 Black & Tan Coonhound SCENTAWAY
SHERLOCK HOLMES Mesdames
Park, Hough & Kelly
3 Rhodesian Ridgeback ROTTZRIDGE
NEMESIS Mr G & Mrs J Anthony
4 Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen TEJAS
HEARTBREAKER Mr I & Mrs M Keelan

Group 7 ~ Mr T Bradley

1 Pointer SH CH KANIX KRONER
AT SEVENHILLS Mr S & Mrs H A
Cummings
2 Bracco Italiano BRACCORIONS
JUNO WHAT Mrs C A Dodds & Mr S A
Pearson
3 German Short Haired Pointer SH CH
TOMANIPOINT CELTIC KNIGHT Mr T
& Mrs AM Mervyn
4 Irish Red & White Setter CILLEIGNE
FINN MAC CUMHAIL Mrs G & Mr A
Dolan

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Group 8 ~ Mr T Bradley Combined Canine

1 Labrador Retriever CH 35
MEADOWLEIGH BROWN SUGAR Mrs
AA and Mr P Wyatt
2 American Cocker Spaniel AM
CH SILHOUETTE TROUBLING
NASAILLEEN WITH MYCALLEYS Miss
LJ Bryant, Mrs L Nelson & Mrs B Morris
3 Cocker Spaniel BACKHILLS HUNKY
DORY WITH KERRIJOY Ms K Brennan
4 Golden Retriever SH CH ABINVALE
LEVANTO Mr F, Mrs E & Miss E
Archibald

Group 9 ~ Mr V Al Daghistani

1 Papillon MULTI CH EXPANA’S SEA
DRAGON CONQUEROR Messers S
Carroll & J Newman
2 Poodle Toy TIRKANE
CONSTELLATION Miss L Bryant &
Miss K Ryan
3 Lhasa Apso OWENAVERA HASHTAG
CHARLIE Mr S Lloyd
4 Bolognese CH LITTLE WHITE
WONDER OTHELLO MATTEO V
Dowty & K Begg

Group 10 ~ Mr D Kuzelj

1 Afghan Hound CH & INT CH
DAVASHEY TO TELL THE TRUTH J
Edwards, L Appleby, J Minchin & M
Mulvaney
2 Deerhound CH ROSSLYN RAIDER
Mr R K Little
3 Greyhound JET’S JUST FOR
PLEASURE Mr B Nolan
4 Whippet NUGABE BARBIE JUAREZ
Miss P Buczynska

Show Dogs Ireland

Juniors Journal

Hey guys,
I hope all is going well for you all this year. It’s great to see so many young people
having such great success in the breed rings and see everyone supporting each other
after all, us junior handlers are the future of dogs.
The summer show season is now sadly coming to an end for this year and the circuit
fast approaching! So best of luck to everyone competing on the circuit! I see that there
are a few new junior handlers which is great to see.
I would like to congratulate Scarlett Burnside on her well deserved win at Crufts where
she represented Ireland in the International Handling finals and more recent winning
at the 4 Summer Night shows in Split!
Exciting News! The Junior Handling Association has now confirmed that we are
having our own Open Show on Sunday, the 19th of November in the National Show
Centre in Cloghran. Any support would be grateful as the club is trying to raise
enough funds to bring our junior handlers out abroad on a trip next year!
If anyone has any breed news please send it on to me or if
anybody has any questions please don’t hesitate.
You can contact me on my e-mail

catherinebroaders@yahoo.ie
Big Congrats to all the Juniors on their wins!
Keep up the great work!
Catherine

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Juniors Journal

St. Patrick’s Day INT

Judge: Mr C Hancock

10-12
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IKC Celtic Winners INT Banbridge Ch Show
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Judge Ms M Thorpe

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Juniors Journal Mid West Ch Show
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Combined Canine Ch Show
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Fermoy INT
Beattie
Judge Ms C Hibernian Ch Show
McLoughlin
10-12 Graham Spencer Judge Ms K Lawless
13-14 Page
15-17 Scarlett Burnside 10-12 Aoife Garry
13-14 Sarah Cushley
15-17 Kellie O’Donoghue

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Juniors Journal

Munster Ch Show Cork & District Ch Show
10-11J23u-dG1g4eraMShasarHmahTMiCmcumLsoihnuslegyhlin Ms C A Ahern

15-17 Sara Sas 10-12 Graham McLoughlin
13-14 Sarah Cushley

15-17 Catherine Broaders

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10-12 Meabh Briscoe
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10-12 Graham McLoughlin
13-14 Ronan McLoughlin
15-17 Scarlett Burnside

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Judge Mr J Minchin

10-12 Pierce Reynolds
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Congratulations to Scarlett
Burnside,
Winner of the Crufts
2017 International Junior
Handling competition.

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Mid West

EXOTIC

EXCELS AT

MID WEST

The 22nd April 2017 saw a new date added to the show calendar Pet Foods who have teamed up with this show. The weather
with exhibitors travelling to Castlebar for the inaugural Mid stayed dry and the show ran smoothly with the only issue being
West Canine Clubs Championship show. The team headed car parking but this is already being addressed for next year.
by Secretary Myles Leonard, had found a super venue in the The show drew an entry of 840 dogs and I really hope more
Breaffy House Resort. They utilised the on site sports hall, exhibitors will make the effort to travel there next year. We
which they carpeted in green and the grass playing field ourselves intend to stay longer and make a weekend of it to
outside for rings. Sean Martin represented the sponsors, Gain sample the sights the Mid West has to offer.

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Best in Show

Kerry Blue Terrier
CZ CH EDBRIOS EXOTICA Mr & Mrs L O’Brien

Reserve Best in Show

Papillon MULTI CH EXPANA’S SEA DRAGON CONQUEROR
Messers S Carroll & J Newman

BIS 3

Chow Chow CH CHIVAS ROYAL DJALO AT TAYLORIAN Mrs
O Taylor

BIS 4

Dachshund Long Haired CH SHARDAROBA’S FASHION
FLOW AT DACHVILLE Mr G McFaul

Bláithín Leonard’s beautiful a cappella version of the the BEECHILLAWN owned by Seamus and Maura Gettings took
National Anthem heralded the start of show. After the junior reserve.
handling in the main ring it was the turn the stakes classes.​ With breed judging completed the Group judging got under
All the stakes classes were judged by Ross Delmar known for way and then it was onto Best in Show. The final decisions of
his Shillelagh Smooth Fox Terriers. Topping the Puppy entry the day were made by Mick Gavin.
was the Hungarian Vizsla ANDRONJA’S STRADALE owned First up were the Baby Puppies and Mick selected Rooney’s
in partnership by breeder Mandy Morton, Sinead Taggart who Shetland Sheepdog HILLAWNS TRUMP CARD as his winner
handled him, Bronja Milicevic and Paul Burns. The team with Keeling’s Alaskan Malamute SNOW WARRIORS JESSE
will now be having a table at the Royal Canin/ Combined JAMES FOR KISHDIGRA taking reserve.
Canine Pup of Year finals event next year. Taking second Then it was on to the main event - Best in Show. After carefully
place was Mark Cushnahan’s Russian bred Kerry Blue Terrier assessing and moving each of the 10 Group winners Mick
VOLZHSKIY ARKOS OCTAVIAN AT CUSHLAGORM. shortlisted a final 4. With a last look at each of the dogs selected
Next in were the Champions and winning a place at the the Kerry Blue Terrier CZ CH EDBRIOS EXOTICA owned
Fosse Data Ireland Champion of Champions finals in January and bred by Eddie and Philip O’Brien and Jarka Poulova as his
was Seamus Magee and Lisa Sweeney’s Bullmastiff CH Best in Show winner. A great day as Eddie had accompanied
BULLMEREDITH CAPTAIN ROWLO OF TARBHORE Mr Philip to the show and it was great to see him ringside.
S Magee & Ms L Sweeney when Ross selected them as the It was a third Group win in a row and another Reserve Best in
winner. Second place went to the Shetland Sheepdog CH & Show for Sean Carroll and James Newman’s Papillon MULTI
GB CH EDGLONIAN BLUE FORTUNE handled by Emilio CH EXPANA’S SEA DRAGON CONQUEROR rBIS3 went
Castillo and owned with Patrick Fortune to Olive Taylor’s Chow Chow CH CHIVAS ROYAL DJALO
The final class of the day for Ross saw the veterans take to AT TAYLORIAN who had been sent through as June Wall’s
the ring. strut their stuff the ring. George Corneille handled Group 9 winner.
his and daughter Georgina’s Tibetan Terrier CH & INT CH Completing the line up with BIS4 was Gerry McFaul’s Long
FALAMANDUS NEW NAME FOR LILASONG Ms G Haired Dachshund CH SHARDAROBA’S FASHION FLOW
& Mr G Corneille while the German Wire Haired Pointer AT DACHVILLE. Marie Hogarty had judged Group 4
CH/SH CH & INT CH KIMMAX KRYSTAL KLEAR OF

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Mid West

Best Baby Puppy in Show

1 Shetland Sheepdog HILLAWNS TRUMP CARD T Rooney
2 Alaskan Malamute SNOW WARRIORS JESSE JAMES FOR
KISHDIGRA G Keeling
3 Tibetan Spaniel PLENARD THE DIVA AT LAHUME Miss F Hurley
4 Cairn Terrier MATA HARI DU HARPOUY D AUZAN Gut

Champion Stakes

1 Bullmastiff CH BULLMEREDITH CAPTAIN ROWLO OF
TARBHORE Mr S Magee & Ms L Sweeney
2 Shetland Sheepdog CH & GB CH EDGLONIAN BLUE FORTUNE
Mr E Castillo & Mr P Fortune
3 Chow Chow CH CHIVAS ROYAL DJALO AT TAYLORIAN Mrs O
Taylor
4 German Short Haired Pointer SH CH TOMANIPOINT CELTIC
KNIGHT Mr T & Mrs AM Mervyn

Puppy Stakes

1 Hungarian Vizsla ANDRONJA’S STRADALE Ms A Morton, Ms S
Taggart, Ms B Milicevic & Mr P Burns
2 Kerry Blue Terrier VOLZHSKIY ARKOS OCTAVIAN AT
CUSHLAGORM Mr M Cushnahan
3 French Bulldog KESASONAS LITTLE HANK Mr K & Mrs L
Croarkin
4 Poodle Medium SLEEPYBROOK LET ME ENTERTAIN U O
Keenan

Veteran Stakes

1 Tibetan Terrier CH & INT CH FALAMANDUS NEW NAME FOR
LILASONG Ms G & Mr G Corneille
2 German Wire Haired Pointer CH/SH CH & INT CH KIMMAX
KRYSTAL KLEAR OF BEECHILLAWN Mr S & Mrs M Gettings
3 Dachshund Wire Haired Kaninchen CH & INT CH NICE ONE
FROM VITORAZ TO GULLIAGH Mr T N, Mrs M A & Mr I Finney

Group 1 ~ Mr M Drennan

1 Rough Collie CARONLEA LUKIN
BLACK Ms K McDevitt
2 Shetland Sheepdog CH, GB & LUX
CH IRISH LEGEND OF NAVARREM Mr
E Castillo
3 Old English Sheepdog CH LAMBLUVS
IRISH BREW Mr C & Mrs R Hastings,
Mrs K Richardson & Mrs J Marder
4 Pumi CH PUMIDORO SPLINTER AT
LONGSDYLE Mr A & Mrs A Long-Doyle

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Group 2 ~ Mr M Clancy Mid West

1 Great Dane CH ALAINNDANES 45
MIRACLE MAN Ms J Doyle
2 Bernese Mountain Dog CH
MAPLERIDGE THE DARK KNIGHT AT
BERNERVALLEY Mr D & Mrs J Benson
3 Leonberger LEMPILEIJONAN AITO
SUOMILEIJONA @ HILLHAVEN Mrs M
Moore
4 Boxer BENTON CODE RED Ms P
Thornton & Mr A Winston

Group 3 ~ Mr J O’Hanlon

1 Kerry Blue Terrier CZ CH EDBRIOS
EXOTICA Mr & Mrs L O’Brien
2 Skye Terrier CH SKYEWALKERS
OUTLAW Mrs L Cuthbert & Mr C
Matthews
3 Lakeland Terrier CH BROOKSIDE
ARISTOCRAT Ms T & Ms C Broaders
4 Dandie Dinmont Terrier CH, GB & INT
CH ELLABETH AMABILISDANDIE AT
BAMBUSA R & M Gregg

Group 4 ~ Ms M Hogarty

1 Dachshund Long Haired CH
SHARDAROBA’S FASHION FLOW AT
DACHVILLE Mr G McFaul
2 Dachshund Long Haired Miniature CH
SMARTDAC RISING PHOENIX Mr M
McDonnell
3 Dachshund Smooth Haired
CWMDARHIAN LOOK WHOS TALKIN
Ms C A Reynolds
4 Dachshund Wire Haired Miniature CH
DOM PÉRIGNON VITORAZ Mr T N,
Mrs M A & Mr I Finney

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Mid West Group 5 ~ Ms J Wall

46 1 Chow Chow CH CHIVAS ROYAL
DJALO AT TAYLORIAN Mrs O Taylor
2 American Akita MODELVILL COME
INTO MY WORLD Mr R & Mrs C Browne
3 Norwegian Elkhound WHITTIMERE
INDIANAPOLIS Mr J Daly
4 Siberian Husky CH LEORIENT
FLYING SOLO Mr J Duggan

Group 6 ~ Ms J Wall

1 Dalmatian GB CH DALLEAF DEVIL
IN DISGUISE AT JEMBLEWOOD Mr D
Webb & Mr G Chrystal
2 Rhodesian Ridgeback GONDWANA
DIA SA OF MUNA YA KUSINI AT
ROCKSHAM Mr E & Mrs G Patterson
3 Basset Hound AM GR CH DIHEATH
DUKE OF BOHEMIA Mr B O’Neill
4 Beagle ROSSUT FLAGSHIP Mr E
Murray

Group 7 ~ Mrs C Delmar

1 Pointer SH CH KANIX KRONER
AT SEVENHILLS Mr S & Mrs H A
Cummings
2 German Short Haired Pointer SH CH
TOMANIPOINT CELTIC KNIGHT Mr T
& Mrs AM Mervyn
3 Hungarian Vizsla ACEWEIS POSSUM
MAGIC AT RISLEY Ms C Kelly
4 Irish Setter SH CH & INT CH
MILLCROFT WHISPERING MOON
Mrs K Donnelly

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Group 8 ~ Mr M Drennan Mid West

1 American Cocker Spaniel NL SK LU 47
CIB CH COLORFULLS PRIDE AND
PREDJUDICE Mr C Beattie, Mr J Joep
& Ms B Van Zanten
2 Clumber Spaniel SH CH & GB SH CH
RICHLEY ROYALE BOND Mr R Dunne
3 Labrador Retriever AM, CAN, ACA,
MOL,MON, CYP, PHIL, MAL, COS,
AZAK, TH BLUE BAYO STRONG
WIND OF KAWARIMONO Mr C Paporn
4 Cocker Spaniel SH CH HUSTONIA
CASABLANCA Ms L Huston

Group 9 ~ Mr S Delmar

1 Papillon MULTI CH EXPANA’S SEA
DRAGON CONQUEROR Messers S
Carroll & J Newman
2 French Bulldog KESASONAS LITTLE
HANK Mr K & Mrs L Croarkin
3 Pekingese TRENDYLOOK HEDLEY
LAMARR Mr R O’Neill
4 Tibetan Terrier CH & INT CH
FALAMANDUS NEW NAME FOR
LILASONG Ms G & Mr G Corneille

Group 10 ~ Ms M Hamill
1 Whippet GER CH

BETTERTHANLIQUORICE OF

GENTLE MIND Mr J Bartusch & Mr W

Demmerling

2 Afghan Hound CH DRISHAUN AIN’T

LIFE GRAND Mr B & Mrs Z Fogaty

3 Borzoi CH & INT CH DONSKOI

ASMODEY L Cuthbert, C Matthews &

S Minogue

4 Deerhound CH & INT CH ROSSLYN

RAIDER Mr R K Little

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Random Thoughts

RANDOM THOUGHTS SHOWING IN IRELAND,
UK & EUROPE..

by Clive Pickering This is a comparison of showing between Ireland, to be fun and unless we make it fun why would
UK and Europe; a personal viewpoint. It is not the young people we need to be involved even
48 conclusive but a collection of observations. bother or their parents even consider letting
I have shown in the UK for just over five years, them.
when you show there you will be told the only Show dogs, or perhaps I should say Breeders
important thing is having a champion there, all are guilty of changing dog standards under
sorts of reasons will be put forward, then you pressure from the winning fraternity in the show
will start to think and consider what has been ring. Often referred to as line breeding, the
said. Perhaps when you look at popular breeds justification being that it enforces positive points
the breadth of the dogs being shown makes it a in the breed. Perhaps positive points are built on
reality, but in smaller breed both numbers and but at what cost to the breeds, for example look
the existence, like it or not, of the ‘face’, then I at the shape of the GSD over the last sixty years.
prefer the FCI judging. Eire and Europe have a It has transformed from a shape resembling the
different judging system to the UK. In the UK old Swan Vesta match box, for those of you who
you’re judged, in theory at least, according to the are too young to remember they were an oblong
breed standard and then placed in order of merit. shape, to the current predominance of a sloping
The winner of each class then competes for best top line. The breeders of sixty years ago would
dog or bitch and then Best of Breed. However not recognise the breed in its current form. Right
where CC are on offer the judge can withhold or wrong it has changed beyond recognition.
the CC, whereas under FCI first the dogs are The purists who admire confirmation have been
each judged on merit which means unless your swept aside and with it the essence of showing,
dog is judged as excellent you cannot get the please note in my opinion, the result has led to
CAC(Europe) or Green Star(Eire), the same some exhibitors being able to show dogs which
applies to the CACIB. So you can win best do not conform to standard yet still win because
dog or bitch and still not get a championship of the exhibitor’s high profile in showing. This is
certificate. So all we need to do now is put masks not saying all successful breeders and exhibitors
over people’s faces as in a masquerade ball and are doing this but that a small but significant
negate the face effect. number are adversely affecting there breeds, I
Recently on social media comments have been am in no doubt that they believe what they are
made regarding declining numbers at the shows doing is correct as I have spoken to several who
in Ireland, this is not just in Ireland, in the UK believe they are doing the right thing.
both open and champ shows have the same Now reverse this to the intelligent exhibitor who
affliction. Europe is also not free from decline. has studied and digested the standard for there
Quite frankly there are several reasons breed, yes I do realise they cannot have possibly
contributing to the decline, let us deal with the had the chance to go over those dogs but there
most recent and one most often quoted, the opinion as to conformation and movement and
recession! Well it is true many exhibitors do visual structure are equally as valid. They would
not have the funds to spend on shows as the say how on earth is that dog a good example of
economy was squeezed, but can we really blame our breed and winning!
it on the economy? After all it was not every So given the absence of a level playing field,
sector that was affected and perhaps it is just too exhibitors will turn their backs on showing. I
easy a scapegoat to avoid the underlying issues. suggested in another article published recently
In the 1980’s, in Holland at one club show over that the use of certain judges appearing on to
500 Bouviers exhibited today you will be lucky regular a basis may be a contributing factor and
to get 160; That is not the recession and it does this could easily be corrected by breed societies
show the indications of a longer term decline. providing lists to shows of all the judges
Ok so we have fewer young people getting experienced in there breed to ensure a balanced
involved in many breeds, yes they are the future, series of judging.
let’s face it we talk about show etiquette, polite Well would that help stop the decline and help
behaviour etc. Would you accept the childish encourage people to keep attending, possibly so.
behaviour shown by some of the adult exhibitors? The following is a quote from a well know
Indeed more to the point would you want your judge after giving a CC to a relatively unknown
child exposing to such behaviour. It is supposed exhibitor, “This was evidently Dianne’s first CC.

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